HDI Adds to U.S. Engineering Lines & Construction Division in Chicago

HDI Global Insurance Co., headquartered in Chicago, has expanded its Engineering Lines & Construction Division with several new hires.

John Sprague has been appointed senior construction liability underwriter. He will be responsible for the continued growth and development of the U.S. construction liability portfolio. In his 25-plus year career, Sprague has held various excess casualty underwriting and management positions in the E&S practices of Starr, Zurich and AIG.

Diane Kirt and Robert Pawula both join HDI from Seneca Insurance as engineering lines underwriters. They will support the division’s underwriting efforts, including rail and builders’ risk.

Paul Magiera, associate engineering lines underwriter, will lead the servicing of existing accounts and establish new processes to streamline existing procedures. He joins HDI from State Farm, where he spent 20 years in a variety of producer roles.

Julie Heller, construction liability associate underwriter, joins HDI from Starr where she spent over five years as an underwriting assistant in the Property Department. Heller will be responsible for account clearance, policy issuance, account premium processing and invoicing, rating, and various administrative and organizational projects.

Tom Barilich and Jeonghee Oh have been appointed senior risk engineers.

Barilich joins HDI with extensive broker, carrier and TPA experience, most notably having spent 20-plus years within AIGs construction and energy divisions as a technical services manager and crane subject matter specialist. At HDI, he will provide risk engineering activity for casualty lines, focusing on liability exposure control across the U.S.

Oh joins HDI from Aon, where he worked in the catastrophe model development group. He will provide HDI’s underwriting team with engineering line risk assessment and appraising portfolios related to natural hazards.

Source: HDI Global SE (HDI)

Topics USA Underwriting Construction